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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1906
Page
7
A Chicago Tribune essay notes how railroads and telegraphy erased the old western frontier myth. Immigrant settlement and population flow replaced cabin life, making the western citizen nearly indistinguishable from others. Disappearing buffalo and Indian life illustrate broader shifts in frontier identity.
A local report recalls Mark Twain at a lecture misread as humor about Standard Oil in the Garfield inquiry. It portrays the company as a monopolist profiting from refined oil while critics blame it for defying laws and corrupting politics.
A chorus of frustrated educators urges a serious look at Standard Oil and its impact on America's future. They condemn its coarse methods and warn of broader consequences if reforms are delayed.
The paper portrays a surprising Minnehaha county insurgent win over United States Senator Kittredge in favor of Crawford, Gamble, and Astrud for state public instruction. It argues the move harms Sioux Falls as a political and business hub and foresees lasting divisions and lost influence.
Andrew Lang compares Moliere Scott and Homer noting Moliere avoids jealous women while Scott omits a wicked young woman. He cites Ivanhoe as a romantic but restrained realism and calls Scott and Homer reverent toward human life, avoiding sensational extremes.
The piece recounts Herbert Spencer joking with Huxley and Lewes over dinner about writing methods and boiling temperatures. It then references a Baltimore American cartoon caption from 1950 depicting government workers and financiers in satirical phrases about taxes and wealth.
A Houston Post excerpt shows a patient telling the dentist the extraction barely hurt and joking that he reads and writes jokes about the profession. The dentist replies with a playful remark about jokes.
A playful Chicago News item notes a striking blond figure popular among college girls. The piece suggests she helps arrange their living spaces and hints at an artistic temperament. It adds a detail that her father owns four junk shops.
In Riverside on May 17 C W Gills was a business caller. Clarence Wallis traveled between trains Monday. The Ladies Aid meets Thursday afternoon with Mrs CG D DeMott. W O Wells of Independence Iowa visited the Wallis family Monday. Mr Wells tours for A T McDonald Grove. Mrs N L Wallis and daughters and Mrs J I Wallis were in Mitchell Wednesday. Miss Lillian Wallis and Miss Elsie Satterlee traveled to Alexandria Thursday for the county diploma exam. The Epworth League holds a May 19 meeting at N L Wallis home. Mr and Mrs N L Wallis and daughter Edna attended church in Bard Sunday.
Ethan May 11 reports Mrs. Art Pierce driving to Mitchell and Art Pierce with Fred Tobey to Stickney while Gregory resident Jas Conway visits town. A San Francisco disaster affects Eastman’s brother and local families. Diphtheria quarantine follows hotel illnesses. a boy breaks a leg, Drs. King and Warne attend. A cemetery committee forms at a Ladies Aid meeting. officers listed. Other entries note fishing trips, excursions to Chamberlain, and various visits, illnesses, and community happenings.
John Naval and family returned from Stickney. Loomisites enjoyed the A O U W celebration in Mitchell. Hartman’s team ran away while loading coal with minor damage. Ray Smith visited his lady friends. Darmer family plans Presho homestead move. Dan Hartman sowed and pulverized 240 acres of flax for C H Baxter using iron horses. Miss Sadie Watkins closed a term of school. R J Clark and wife visited. John Ayers shipped a car of hogs. Glen Wade’s team ran away. a barrow was mishandled. George A Johnston and George Davison of Mitchell visited Loomis. Davison may have bought Loomis property.
Mr. Dubley, fond of dogs, urges Miss Yerner to get an intelligent animal for protection. Miss Yerner giggles, calling the suggestion sudden, in a light exchange from the Philadelphia Press.
A playful quip notes the brother has joined the stage and asks what part he plays. The reply says he takes the part of hoarse laughter in the background, a lighthearted theater bit.
Archibald filed suit against the seller after his new automobile exploded with him aboard on its first trip. The outcome reportedly awarded him nearly full recovery except for one finger and part of an ear.
County Superintendent Quigley Recall keepsake letter written by his mother to her brother in May 1838. The aged note, intact and plain, folded to form its own envelope with wax seal, predated envelopes by years and posed a folding challenge. The letter, recently acquired after a relative’s death, was sent to Prof. Quigley by his children and is valued for its historic worth.
Estrayed horses described including six or more animals: two gray colts one sorrel one black white faced, one bay, one black. Owners may reclaim by paying charges. Location South west section 20 Prosper Township. Contact Oleson.
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